Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-23

| lieved, TO decide whether rates were
! Just or unjust, and he submitted that if
/ railroad could perform given service
J for smother railroad and, Il solicited, the
J privilege Of performing thst service for
/ 20 cents, then the charge Of - cents 10
! ST. Louis oroCers for exactly tie same
| service was an unjust discrimination.
CLAIMS WITHOUT FoUSDATION.
WASHINGTON, July 22-On tae 7th
inst. the Secretary of the Interior, Ia the
case of the Fort Boise hay reservation,
decided that the land put = the TeserYa-
ton in excess OF $40 acres was illegally
reserved, and declared it open to entry
%ud settlement. In PRONUNCIATION OF that
decision, snd in the belief that the ruliag
Of the Secretary in that case applied to
the Fort Ellis military reservation in
Montana, contsiHing $4,000 acres,
G large nUm6eT Of settlers entered
upon sud asserted CLAIMS to
land in the latter reservation.
Acting Secretary MuldrOW to-day in
letter TO the custodian of Fort Ellis de-
Cides that the law Of j3.limitilg military
reservations to Gao 2cres applied only u
the territory Of Oregon IS the constituted
limits, the eastern boundary being the
| summit Of the Rocky Mountain" and IS
Fort Ellis IS east of that boundary line it
does not como within pITyicw Of the
statute limiting the area OF military
reservation. Settlers will be notified that
Lheir claims have no foundation In law.
Will VISIT ST. LOUIS.
WASHIS GTON, July 22-T1e Star TO-
night says: The Mayer Of St. Louis hqs
.e'eGrSrhed the President asking il ne
WOUla receive q delegation from St.
Louis who would come to Washington on
Monday to extend TO him an invitation TO
visit that city in the fall, after the Grand
Army men have gone. 4 reply was sent
that the President would be in Wash
lngtoa 81 10 O'Clock Monday. Tue Pres
ldeut Of course has known fer some
t,mc Of the determination 10 urge him 90
take western tour, notwithstanding his
dHclira,jCu OF the invitation 60 attend the
Grand Army Of the Republic camp, and
he hes been considering the question, bus
has not yet decided whether he will 90.
1t is quite probable, though, he viii visit
s.. Louis and some other western cities
after his southern trip this fall.
THOROUGH TRIAL NECESSARY.
"AsHINGTON, July PIN his rs0Gft
70 Secret 8ry Whitney Of the trial gun on
the cruiser Atlanta, Captain Buaca saws
that not only were the gun carriages dis
sbled, as heretofore reported, bGt $50
tb3t the Advancement OF ne bat.eg7 is
D7:, rs some Of the guns Will h2ye t. be
Abandoned by their crews that other guns
msy be ured az target. Com
mensiEg on the results Of the
DstCcry trial, Secretary Whitney says
"TEc reports are not very fdv0rGble to
the FIRST ri ! Of the guns, but, as yet, 70
ma;Lers Of great moment have turned up.
The trouble, 10 my mird, is5 this, If two
rounds Of her battery gives this result
what would dozen give? AID il is that
which we are called upon to ascertain. |
Sle is meant as 4 lighting ship
ana mist be further tested. she
should nave 3 cruise at sea sufficiently /
long to subject her to trial of ell /
WeatheTs. Her battery should be tested I
by actual firing until It's working Charac, /
teristics ore determined and the defects, /
If eDy, discovered. Fer these purposes /
3 board will be appointed and the matter /
settled ct the earliest date.
THE ATLANTA TO BE FAIRLY TESTED.
WASHINGTON, July %. Secretary
Whitney has appointed board OF naval /
officers to take the cruiser Atlanta out TO .
ses snd give her battery e thorough test /
aud report results.
MISSING GOLD PIECE,
WASHINGTON, July PIN the exami-
nation Of the BOOKS and accounts OF Mr.
JordOn, late Treasurer Of the United .
States, which have been concluded, the
only discrepancy was q shortage OF 50 80 /
il the Way Of gold coins Of that deDomt-
nation, which had been counted by weight
msnY years ago and passed alOnG
from treasurer to treasurer as correct
and the mistake YVES only discovered b7
actual count. The tracer showed the
name Of the clerk Who made the mistake,
and he is still in the service. The matter
was called to his attention and ne at
once made the shortage good, so That
"Uncie Sans" cash account nov bal
anCes,